Emptying the toilet
During winter, residents had to break up frozen excrement to remove it (toilets were not connected to sewerage systems).
1966, National Sanatorium Matsuoka Hoyoen, Aomori, Japan.
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During winter, residents had to break up frozen excrement to remove it (toilets were not connected to sewerage systems).
| Title | Emptying the toilet |
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| Title(Original language) | くみ取り |
| Year | 1966 |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | National Sanatorium Matsuoka Hoyoen, Aomori |
| Genre | Photography |
| Owner | National Hansen’s Disease Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Copyright | Kimiko Saito (wife) |
| Note | 冬の間は凍った糞尿を砕いて取り出さなければならなかった。 |